Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 9.5% cheaper than Majuro.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
Majuro
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Majuro
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
Majuro
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
|
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